My oh my, why has it taken this long for Mr. de la Rocha to come out with something after the destruction of Rage Against The Machine. Maybe he was just waiting for the right person to collaborate with. And it appears that he found it in Jon Theodore, form drummer with The Mars Volta. This five song EP from the band named after the quote "It's better to live one day as a lion, than a thousand years as a lamb" is quite impressive but not quite as hard hitting as you might have expected. But from the sounds of it that it's on purpose. Zach and Jon wanted a more stripped down rock album. That's more or less what you get from the duo. Check out the almost pure hip hop track, "If You Fear Dying" for a great example of the nakedness of what the band can do. The thing I like about Zach's vocals on here is that he sings a little more than you may expect. He's got a decent singing voice as well. But really, we all love Zach for his political rapping and that's exactly what most of these songs deliver. The title track could be construed as the best track of the 5. But you could argue any of them the best.

For those disappointed in what Audioslave delivered, you should be happy and content with these 5 songs. I hope we see more from One Day As A Lion. These are some great tracks and should prove to lay the ground for the new.